Australia in the Good Old Days: Facsimile Pages from Lassetters Commercial Review, no 26, 1911 (An Edwardian Catalogue: Everything Solid Value). by Lassetters; Hutton, Peter (introduction) - 1977

Sydney: Ure Smith, 1977. Reprint ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, decorative cloth cover, good plus condition (in good plus jacket), many black & white drawings, spine faded jacket as common, edges little foxed, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamps (including title page & edges). Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 264 pp. Reproduction of part of a catalogue produced by Lassetter's in 1911, the largest Sydney department store at the time (F. Lassetter & Co.), showing a fascinating selection of Edwardian goods for sale. Lasseters was famous for its 1000-page catalogues distributed widely throughout Australia, which today provides a valuable guide to Edwardian Australia.